Maintenance and Repair

Is Your Absorption Chiller Leaking? So, you have reason to believe that you may have a leak in your absorption chiller (to learn more about the possible indications of a leak, please read: Does Your Absorber Have a Leak?). Assuming you are now at the point of trying to pinpoint the leak, the steps below[…]

Does Your Rupture Disk Have a Leak? Also known as a burst disc, a burst diaphragm, or a pressure safety disc; a rupture disk is a non-reclosing relief device which is used to protect a pressure vessel such as a condenser or absorption chiller from overpressurization, or possibly damaging vacuum conditions. The rupture disk is[…]

Does Your Absorber Have a Leak? So, you think you might have a leak, right? But what makes you think that? The following are some possible indications that you have a leak: (a.) You’re getting excessive purging. (b.) The mercury manometer has a high vacuum reading. (c.) The performance of the machine may be falling[…]